Dexter Park Archives – QNS

Dexter Park in Woodhaven, as shown in the early 1930s. The ballpark had a seating capacity of 15,400. Note the light towers for night games, which provided the first focused lighting system for baseball.

Woodhaven

The greats once took this long-lost Queens baseball diamond: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

The history behind Woodhaven’s Dexter Park: Our Neighborhood, The Way It Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Dexter Park used to be the home of many baseball and football games. The Woodhaven venue was adjacent to Franklin K. Lane High School, seen in the foreground.

Glendale

That championship football team in Glendale: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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